Petrarca
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian Petrarca.
Proper noun edit
Petrarca (plural Petrarcas)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Petrarca is the 22000th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1179 individuals. Petrarca is most common among White (94.74%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Petrarca”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian Petrarca.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [pəˈtɾar.kə]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [peˈtɾaɾ.ka]
- Hyphenation: Pe‧trar‧ca
Proper noun edit
Petrarca m
- Petrarch (Italian poet)
Derived terms edit
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Purposely changed from Petracco, his father's given name and his patronymic, derived from the name Pietro (“Peter”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Petrarca m
- Petrarch (Italian poet)
Derived terms edit
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
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